How to read your social media feeds on Election Day 2022

Voters are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay, and misinformation. Here are some tips for navigating social media on Election Day, and in the days or weeks that follow.

FCC commissioner urges US government to ban TikTok

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr discussed concerns about Americans' data on TikTok being sent back to Beijing. "I don’t believe there is a path forward for anything other than a ban."

Twitter verification could cost $8 a month, Elon Musk says

On Tuesday, Musk outlined the Twitter verification plan in a series of tweets, following pushback over reports that Twitter would start charging a fee of $20 a month.

Instagram claims issue that left many users locked out of accounts has been fixed

Some Instagram users reported seeing a message that they were locked out but were still able to scroll through their feeds. Others said they were completely shut out.

No, scientists didn't 3D-model Mary's husband, Joseph — that's Andre the Giant

A viral tweet this week claimed scientists at Stanford University had reconstructed a 3D model of how Joseph, the husband of Mary, might have looked.

Kanye West agrees to buy social media platform Parler, company says

After being kicked off other platforms for antisemitic posts, Kanye West has agreed to buy Parler — a social media network known as a conservative version of Twitter.

Kellogg’s will pay you $5,000 to eat cereal for dinner

Winners will also get a year’s worth of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops and Frosted Mini-wheats cereal.

People enter 'dissociative state' when using social media, researchers say

Have you ever opened social media and all of a sudden 30 minutes went by without you even noticing? Researchers, studying this dissociative state, created an app with a focus on users' time and attention.